CVE-2023-47222: qnap systems inc. media streaming add-on Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-47222 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in qnap systems inc. media streaming add-on. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-04-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability has been reported to affect Media Streaming add-on. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Media Streaming add-on 500.1.1.5 ( 2024/01/22 ) and later

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.